Learning
about wildlife and the issues that affect their existence is important
as we continue to move into wilderness areas.

Preserving
a diversity of wildlife for future generations to enjoy requires an
informed public. This is especially true with large mammals such as
bears. The more we know about them, the better able we will be to coexist
peacefully with these fascinating animals.

Here is a list
of books to help you become better acquainted with bears:

Books For adultsThe Great Bear Almanac by Gary BrownBears, Monarchs of the Northern Wilderness by Wayne LynchThe Great American Bear by Jeff FairBears by Kevin Van TighemSafe Travel in Bear Country by Gary BrownBackcountry Bear Basics by Dave SmithBears by Erwin & Peggy BauerBear Attacks
by Stephen HerreroBear Aware by Bill SchneiderRiver of Bears by Tom WalkerBlack Bear, Seasons in the Wild by Tom AndersonBlack Bear Country by Michael FurtmanSpirit Bear by Charles RussellBears Edited by Ian StirlingBears of the World by Lance CraigheadBLACK BEARS
by Dave Taytlor (lots of VSWS photos!)The Black Bear Almanac- David Smith (soon to be published)Summers With the Bears by Jack BecklundIn the Company of Wild Bears- A Celebration of Backcountry Grizzlies
and Black Bears by Howard Smith
and Michael H. Francis Shadow in the Forest - Idaho's Black Bear by John J. Beechum
and Jeff RohlmanAmong the Bears- Raising Orphan cubs in the Wild by Benjamin
Kilham and Ed GraySpirit Bear: Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest
by Charles Russell and Andy RussellAlaska's Bears- Grizzlies, Black Bears and Polar Bears by Bill
SherwonitBackcountry Bear Basics: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Unpleasent
Encounters by David SmithThe Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fate of Men and Bears by
Doug and Andrea Peacock (highly recommended)BEARS - MONARCHS OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE by Wayne Lynch
(highly recommended!)

Books for grade
school childrenBLACK BEAR: North America's Bear by Stephen SwinburnBlack Bears- Our Wild World Series by Kathy Feeney and John
McGeeBEARS: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears by Deborah
Hodge and Pat StephensThe Everywhere
Bear by Sandra Chisholm RobinsonBears by Helen GilksGrowl! by Melvin BergerBears, Bears, Bears by Wayne LynchEli: A Black Bear by Bonnie Highsmith TaylorThose aren't Teddy Bears in our Parks by Kathleen KeefeThe Wilderness World of Baby Bears by Ken JenkinsZoobooks: Bears by Wildlife Education, LTDAnimal Watch - A Visual Introduction to Bears by Bernard StonehouseVery First Things to Know About Bears by Deborah KovacsSamson the Hot Tub Bear by Wendy Tokuda